Heartland

to release his first studio album in 37 (THIRTY SEVEN) years.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37694911

"I've worked on this record for a long time," Berry said in a statement. "Now I can hang up my shoes!"

And we thought we'd been waiting a while!

Flagg

Yes, but...in the space of 22 years he released 19 studio albums, so an annual run rate of 0.86. Even counting the "baby pictures" 's managed 4 albums in 39 years, for a run rate of 0.1.

So not only have we been waiting a fudge of a long time for a new album, we also have less to sustain ourselves with while we wait.

I can't agree with you - there are loads of bootlegs, some gigs on few boots, from few independent source.